Machine element

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Machine element refers to an elementary component of a machine. These elements c
onsist of three basic types:
structural components such as frame members, bearings, axles, splines, fasteners
, seals, and lubricants,
mechanisms that control movement in various ways such as gear trains, belt or ch
ain drives, linkages, cam and follower systems, including brakes and clutches, a
nd
control components such as buttons, switches, indicators, sensors, actuators and
computer controllers.[1]
While generally not considered to be a machine element, the shape, texture and c
olor of covers are an important part of a machine that provide a styling and ope
rational interface between the mechanical components of a machine and its users.
Machine elements are basic mechanical parts and features used as the building bl
ocks of most machines.[2] Most are standardized to common sizes, but customs are
also common for specialized applications.[3]
Machine elements may be features of a part (such as screw threads or integral pl
ain bearings) or they may be discrete parts in and of themselves such as wheels,
axles, pulleys, rolling-element bearings, or gears. All of the simple machines
may be described as machine elements, and many machine elements incorporate conc
epts of one or more simple machines. For example, a leadscrew incorporates a scr
ew thread, which is an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder.
Many mechanical design, invention, and engineering tasks involve a knowledge of
various machine elements and an intelligent and creative combining of these elem
ents into a component or assembly that fills a need (serves an application).
Contents [hide]
1
Structural elements
2
Mechanical elements
3
Types
4
References
Structural elements[edit]
Shafts
Couplings
Bearings
Fasteners
Keys, Splines and Cotter pin
Seals
Mechanical elements[edit]
Belt, Chain, Cable drives
Clutch
Brake
Gear train
Cam and follower systems
Linkage
Simple machine
Types[edit]
Shafts[4]
Coupling[4]
Key[3]
Spline[3]
Bearing[3]
Roller bearing
Plain bearing

Thrust bearing
Ball bearing
Linear bearing
Pillow block
Gears[4]
Spur gear
Helical gear
Worm gear
Herringbone gear
Sprocket
Fastener[5]
Screw[3]
Screw thread
Power screw
Nut[3]
Clevis fastener
Retaining ring
Circlip
E-ring
Split pin cotter pin)
Linchpin
R-clip
Rivet[3]
Tapered pin**O-ring
Belt[3]
Clutch[6]
Brake[6]
Chain[3]
Wire rope[3]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Robert L. Norton, Machine Design, (4th Edition), Prentice-Hall, 2010
Jump up ^ Matthews, Clifford; American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2005), A
SME engineer's data book (2nd ed.), ASME Press, p. 249, ISBN 978-0-7918-0229-8.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j Bhandari, V. B. (2007), Design of machine elem
ents (2nd ed.), Tata McGraw-Hill, p. 10, ISBN 978-0-07-061141-2.
^ Jump up to: a b c Klebanov, Boris M.; Barlam, David; Nystrom, Frederic E. (200
8), Machine elements: life and design, CRC Press, ISBN 978-0-8493-9563-5.
Jump up ^ Niemann, Gustav; Hirt, Manfred: Maschinenelemente Springer, Berlin 197
5, 1983. ISBN 0-387-06809-0.
^ Jump up to: a b Sharma, C. S.; Purohit, Kamlesh (2004), Design of machine elem
ents, PHI Learning, p. vii ix, ISBN 978-81-203-1955-4.
Authority control
NDL: 00565759
Categories: Hardware (mechanical)MachinesMechanical engineering
Navigation menu
Not logged inTalkContributionsCreate accountLog inArticleTalkReadEditView histor
ySearch
Search
Go
Main page
Contents
Featured content
Current events
Random article
Donate to Wikipedia
Wikipedia store
Interaction
Help
About Wikipedia

Community portal
Recent changes
Contact page
Tools
What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Wikidata item
Cite this page
Print/export
Create a book
Download as PDF
Printable version
In other projects
Wikimedia Commons
Languages
Az?rbaycanca
?????????
Bosanski
Deutsch
Eesti
????????
Espaol
Esperanto
???
Hrvatski
?????
???????
????????
Magyar
??????
??????????
???
Portugus
Romna
???????
Slovencina
?????? / srpski
Srpskohrvatski / ??????????????
Suomi
Svenska
???????/tatara
Trke
??????????
??
Edit links
This page was last modified on 9 October 2015, at 08:25.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; add
itional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and P
rivacy Policy. Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, I
nc., a non-profit organization.
Privacy policyAbout WikipediaDisclaimersContact WikipediaDevelopersCookie statem
entMobile viewWikimedia Foundation Powered by MediaWiki